Year 9 Home Learning

Year 9

Year 9 Home learning tasks

Animal Farm

1. Write a review of the novel for a teenage magazine. Include a memorable title summing up your review, at least three paragraphs of persuasive writing, encouraging people to read it. Remember to include different sections like character, plot, best bits.

2. Create a plot timeline of the key events in the novel.

3. Create a character profile for Snowball.

4. Create a mind map with all the background information for the novel Animal Farm and George Orwell.

5. Complete a story board outline the important events in chapter 1.

Write a description based on the picture.

Include the following (in any particular order).

Describe the entire image briefly, giving an overview of the scene.Focus on the houses. What do they look like? How do they contrast? Who do they belong to?Describe the perspective of the flowery field from inside one of the houses. What can be seen/smelt/heard/felt?Zoom out to the background behind the houses and the sky. What does it look like? What does it sound like? What does it smell like? What’s happening in it?

Of Mice and Men

1. Create a mural of the novel. Which scenes from the novel would you include on one poster to relate the tale of George and Lennie adventures to someone who had not read the book? The focus could be either on the themes or the characters in the novel.

2. Write a script showing a new scene or chapter of the story. You need to record it in print or picture form.

3. Create a board game or card game, or who wants to be a millionaire game type game using the events and experiences from the novel. You need to specify the object of the game, the numbers of players that can participate, the list of rules in clear terms, and how to win the game.

4. Write a diary entry for Curley on the evening after his wife died.

Use knowledge organiser on the school website

English

Maths

Rounding, decimals, percentages, interest

Maths

Rounding, decimals, percentages, interest

Maths

Increase by the percentage

stated

Decrease by the percentage

stated

Percentage of amount

Percentage to fraction

4213 Round to nearest 1000

3452 Round to 1 s.f.

6435 Round to nearest 10

23.65 Round to 1 d.p.

43.897 Round to 2 d.p.

0.0465 Round to 2 d.p.

0.009231 Round to 1 s.f.

0.9649 Round to nearest

integer

0.4054 Round to 3 s.f.

0.07008 Round to 1 s.f.

0.4109 Round to 3 s.f.

0.245007 Round to 1 d.p.

RoundingFraction to

decimal

Rounding, decimals, percentages, interest

Fractions, decimals and percentages

Online places to practice maths work:

• MathsWatch

• MyMaths

• Corbett Maths

• BBC Bitesize

• MathsGenie – exam style

Maths

Atoms, elements and compoundsScience

Atoms, elements and compoundsScience

• Complete the table and then draw the atom

Atoms, elements and compoundsScience

Across

6. _________ decreases down group 7

8. Something that can dissolve

9. Most reactive halogen

10. A technique to separate a solid and liquid

Down

1. The attraction between the nucleus and electrons

2. Russian scientist who contributed to the Periodic Table

3. A technique to separate a dissolved solute from its solvent

4. An atom of the same element with a different number of

neutrons

5. Two or more elements chemically joined together

7. The metals in d-block

Atoms, elements and compoundsScience

How many?

H2SO4 NH3 H2O

C5H11OH Ca(OH)2

Tasks:

Create a 20 question quiz for this topic (make sure you include the answers).

Create a mind map for this topic that has at least 4 key branches.

Create a poster with only 10 words, including diagrams and sketches to summarise this topic.

Write at least 3 paragraphs that cover 2 key ideas from this topic.

Read your knowledge organiser for 5 minutes, then cover it over and try to write down as much as you can remember in 5 minutes. Do this three times!

Explain this topic as if you were explaining to an alien.

Challenge:

Evaluate the extent to which this topic affects daily life in the modern world.

Assess which parts are the most interesting parts of this topic; write them in order from most to least.

Create a speech arguing the importance of this topic to the government.

Do some additional research on this topic and create your own knowledge organiser, based on the new knowledge that you have gained.

Humanities

Geography, History and REYou should complete all tasks using your knowledge organisers.

Art

Art

Art

Art

Drama – taking on the role

• Describe and explain the key terms: monologue, improvisation, script, mime, hot-seating, freeze frame

• Create a presentation on your favourite actor/actress. Research into their career, successes and failures, what type of acting they have done, what you feel was their best piece of work and explain why

• Watch an episode of your favourite TV series. Write a summary on one character stating how they conveyed emotions effectively, in their performance, to the audience

• You have been tasked with putting on a school performance. What plans do you need to make? Create a flow chart to show all the stages you will need to go through to ensure a successful performance

• Devise a script for a scenario in which your characters are arguing over their choice of holiday destination. You must include a character description as well.• The story must conclude.• There must be at least three characters• Each character must have a different personality (described in the character description)

• Skillset – what skillset is required for a Stage actor/actress vs a TV actor/actress vs a Film actor/actress. Make a list of the different skills each require and which ones overlap

Drama

Music – know the facts

Name the notes

Music

Name that noteMusic

Music and video games

• Research into the music that went with some of these game consoles. Listen to it and describe its musical features.

• State how the music has changed over the years.

Music

Music

• Now research into film music composers.

• Try Hans Zimmer, John Williams, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman

• How does their work differ?

• How is it the same?

• What are the difficulties each will need to overcome to be successful

Music

Music

Listening tasks

• Find two versions of another song and compare their elements

Music

Practical PE

Click on the below link for 6 daily warm-ups

• Beginner workouts

• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyCLoPd4VxBsKMzOUgF3qJkuXcO-4JLHz

Click on the below link for 27 daily workouts

• Workouts for families

• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiQyPKgbtKzdMQGYkApzH0_b1SdkaOquh

PE

Task 1 – Handball – Identify three different passes in Handball. Describe the teaching points to perform a jump shot. Explain the term zone defence.

Task 2 – Hockey – What protective equipment is an outfield hockey player recommended to wear? Describe how you would perform a push pass and a block tackle. Name

three positions in a hockey team.

Task 3 – Football – What does the word sponsorship mean? How many shirt sponsors can you name in the Premier League? Why would companies want to sponsor a

team or footballer? Design a football shirt for your Sunday League team or for the school. The shirt must have a sponsor on it. Explain why you have chosen that sponsor.

Task 4 – Table Tennis – What are three rules that you have to follow when serving? What happens if the score is 10-10 in a competitive game? What is the correct

outcome when the ball hits the top of the net during a rally and bounces twice on your oppositions side of the table?

Task 5 – Tchoukball – Identify three Tchoukball rules. Describe how you score a point in Tchoukball. Explain one way in which you can give the other team a point when

you are attacking and one way in which you can give the other team a penalty.

Task 6 – Fitness – Design a training session to improve either cardiovascular endurance or strength. Your training session must include a warm-up, main session and a

cool down. You must also comment on how you will make sure your session is safe.

Task 7 – Netball – Netball is typically played by more women than men in the U.K. The winners of the Netball World Cup received no prize money, compared to the men’s

Football World Cup winners who shared £38 million pounds. Discuss the gender pay gap in sport, giving reasons for and against why male dominated sports are paid more

than female sports.

Task 8 – Rugby – The six nations is currently being televised on ITV. Identify three other types of media that promote sport other than TV. What are the positive and

negative impacts of media being involved with sport?

Task 9 – Basketball – Design a lesson for 10 Primary School children that have never played basketball before. What skills are you going to teach them? What teaching

points do you need to write down? What equipment are you going to need? You must include a warm-up, the main activity and a game situation.

Task 10 – Dance – Using a music video that has dancing in it, make comment on the following characteristics: the set, lighting, costumes, dancers and the choreography.

PE10 PE Activities for KS3

Knowledge Organiser Term 1 -HOLIDAYS• Write a letter to a friend or create a storyboard/ PowerPoint about a recent

holiday. Include the following details:• Where you went• Who you went with• How you got there• The things that you did• The weather• Your opinion on the holiday

Knowledge Organiser Term 2 SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES• Write a paragraph or create a storyboard/ PowerPoint about the

sports/activities you do. Include the following details:• How often do you do these sports?• Where do you do them?• Who with?• What sports/activities don’t you like and why• Create a presentation about the sportsperson you most admire. • What sport do they play?• What have they done/won?• Why do you admire them?

Knowledge Organiser Term 3 SCHOOL AND TEACHERS• Write a short paragraph or create a PowerPoint about subjects/teachers that

you like and dislike. Give reasons for your opinions. • Create a PowerPoint presentation or write a paragraph about the facilities in

your school. Try to include adjectives to describe them.• Find online/create a plan of King Henry School and label it with the facilities

that it has.

Knowledge Organiser Term 4 HOME AND LOCAL AREA• Write a short paragraph or create a PowerPoint presentation describing your

home. Include the following details:• Who you live with• Whether you live in a house or flat• Adjectives to describe your house or flat e.g. what rooms it has • Try to include prepositions (words like ‘next to’ and ‘opposite) to describe where

these rooms are in relation to each other• Draw a plan of your house and label the rooms.

• Write a short paragraph about your local area. Include the following details:• Whether it’s in a town/city• The things that can be found there (or not)• Opinions

• Create a storyboard or presentation describing your daily routine. Include information about:

• The time you wake up, leave/return home etc.• What you are going to do while you are not in school

MFL

French and Spanish TasksUse the knowledge organisers (KO) on the King Henry website to complete these tasks

Task 1Write down the names of

the tools on the

Photoshop toolbar

ITIT and Graphics

IT and Graphics IT

Design 1: Design 2:

Details about colours, shapes, size, text etc: (Remember you can

only use 2 colours)

Details about colours, shapes, size, text etc: (Remember you

can only use 2 colours)

Reasons for your design: Reasons for your design:

ITIT and Graphics

Look at the Godfather poster above and answer the questions below.

(a) What do you think the Puppeteer’s hand is trying to explain to the reader or viewer about the film or the character in the film?

(b) What do you think the character holding a Cat is trying to explain to the reader or viewer about the film or the character in the film?

(c) What do you think the dark background in the poster is trying convey about the film?

(d) What do you think the film is about?

(e) Who do you think is the main target audience?

ITIT and Graphics

TASK 5

Find 2 film posters of your

choice to review answer the

following questions

ITIT and Graphics

Task 6

Create an A4 size poster for a film called 61 hours.

The storyline is as follows:

ITTask 7IT and Graphics

ITIT and Graphics

Task 10 - End of topic quiz

1. The size of your Logo should be?

A). 250 x 250 pixels

B). 4000 x 4000 pixels

C). 400 x 400 pixels

D). 350 x 350 pixels

2. Photoshop program is used mainly to?

A). Create a newspaper

B). Create an image

C). Create a presentation

D). Create a video

3. What is the advantage of using layers in Photoshop?

A). Saves you starting from scratch

B). Makes it easier to create an image

C). Means you can delete layers you no longer need/want

D). All of the above

4. When saving a Photoshop file it is saved as a?

A). JPEG file

B). HTML file

C). PSD file

D). PPT File

5. What is the keyboard shortcut to the Free Transform tool?

A). CRTL-“T”

B). CTRL-“F”

C). ALT-“F”

D). ALT-“I”

6. Your Business and ICT logo has to include?

A). Sound

B). Strapline

C). Animation

D). All of the above

ITIT and Graphics

International CuisineThere are around 195 countries in the world at the moment. Each country has its own traditional

cuisine and preferred cooking methods.

● Task

Someone who has never left

Great Britain in their life has won

a round the world ticket. Create

a world food guide for them. On

a sheet of A4 paper (by hand or

on computer) choose at least 10

different countries and identify a

traditional dish or two from each

one and add a picture or sketch

of it and some notes to explain

what it is. ●● Task

Research a country of your choice

and find out about their location,

climate, cultural traditions and

cuisine. Is the food mostly grown in

their country or imported? What

does the term ‘cuisine’ mean?

●●● Task

Japan people have one of the

highest life expectancy’s in the

world. This is largely down to their

diet. Create a profile of the

Japanese Diet and suggest why it

helps the people live longer.

Include information on the main

foods they eat and the nutrition

that these foods provide.

Food

British CuisineBritain is now a multicultural country and the food that we eat has many influences from around

the world. Historically Britain has many traditional foods that are still popular today.

● Task

Create a Great British Menu for a 4

or 5* restaurant. The menu should

be presented neatly with multiple

choices for starter, mains and

desserts. You also need to include

vegetarian options. All of the foods

should be traditionally British dishes

or have a British influence. Optional

you could include a children’s and

non alcoholic drink’s menu.

●● Task

Create a set of three great British recipe

cards. The cards should include a picture,

ingredients list (and quantities) and method.

Each card should have a short written

introduction to the dish encouraging

people to have a go at making it.

●●● Task

Create a new version of the Eatwell

Guide specifically for traditional

British foods. An example for the fruit

and vegetable section you would

include apples, rhubarb and

strawberries, all of which can be

grown in Britain.

Food

Traditions, Culture and ReligionPeople from a wide range of cultures and religions around the world eat quite differently from

each other, whether it’s the time of day, type of foods (some of which aren’t allowed), availability

of food, time of year or method of eating.

● Task

Design a Culture passport for a

country of your choice. The

passport should include the flag,

traditional costume (if relevant),

places to visit and typical dishes to

eat.

●● Task

Carry out some research on 6

different religions; Judaism, Hinduism,

Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and

Buddhism and identify each religion’s

dietary laws and rules including food

that should not be eaten.

●●● Task

Create a resource that will

educate people on where in the

world foods typically come from.

We import a lot of food from other

countries to Britain but do you

know where the foods have

come from and how far they

have travelled? (food miles).

Food

Cooking MethodsThe are numerous ways of cooking food, some are water based, others cooked dry and some fat

based. The are advantages and disadvantages to each method. They also have a different

affect on the sensory or nutritional properties of each food.

● Task

Draw your own mind map

exploring different cooking

methods (such as boiling,

steaming). Include water based,

dry cooking methods and fat-

based cooking methods. You then

need to add appropriate foods

that can be cooked using that

method on your mind map.

●● Task

Create a Health and Safety guide

to cooking safely in the kitchen.

Your guide should cover a number

of different cooking methods and

the use of a range of appliances.

●●● Task

Write an article for a fitness

website on different

methods of cooking

potatoes. Suggest how the

different cooking methods

affects the sensory qualities

of the potatoes (texture,

smell, appearance and

taste) as well as how healthy

they are.

Food

Food StylingFood’s appearance influences how much we want to eat it. There are five senses that help us make decisions on whether we want to eat food or not. The are many chefs pushing the limits of

how attractive they can make food look.

● Task

Create a page of sensory words

that relate to foods you have

eaten today. It is up to you how

you present the words. You might

want to add illustrations.

Examples of sensory words for a

cup of tea and biscuit: bitter,

sweet, crunchy, dry, golden,

buttery, ●● Task

Imagine one of the worlds best chefs

needs a new design for a special

celebration dessert. Draw an idea, in

colour for an amazing dessert that

would have a ‘WOW’ factor when

served at a table. Add notes to

explain how it is made and what from.

●●● Task

One British chef, Heston Blumenthal, is

famous for pushing the boundaries of

food flavours and presentation. One

of the foods he made was bacon and

egg ice cream! Research Heston’s

achievements, food style and career.

Food

Reflection on LearningWithin your projects in lessons and the homework project you have learnt a lot of new knowledge

and skills.

● Task

Design a word search with all the

key terms you have covered in

lessons and this homework project.

You can include the Eatwell

guide, nutrition, equipment, foods,

cooking methods, culture/religion

and British cuisine.

●● Task

Create a glossary (an alphabetical list of words

relating to the topics we have covered, with

explanations; a brief dictionary). Present your

work neatly and check your spellings.

●●● Task

Create a ten question

quiz on the topics you

have covered in Food this

term. Make sure you

create an answer sheet

on a separate page!

Food

Macronutrients and MicronutrientsThe nutrients we need in our diets are categorised into macronutrients and micronutrients. It is

important to know which foods provide which nutrients along with why we needs them and what happens if we have too much or too little of each one.

● Task

What are the macronutrients? Create a table, poster

or mind map that identifies the macronutrients,

examples of foods where they are found and then

research and record why we need them.

●● Task

Design a webpage for a food website that clearly

explains the sources and function of the three

macronutrients along with the effects of too much or

too little of each one in the diet.

●●● Task

Choose 2 recipes off the internet (or you could

photograph them out of a recipe book or

magazine). One should be quite healthy and

the other, a dessert. Your task is to identity the

main macro and micronutrients in each recipe

and compare them. You could annotate (make

notes) on the recipes or write up your findings.

Food

● Task

Choose from one of the following

diet related diseases: Obesity,

Coronary Heart Disease, Type 2

Diabetes or Iron Deficiency

Anaemia. For the disease of your

choice, create a profile of a person

who suffers from that disease. You

could include, symptoms, what

causes it and how to prevent or

treat it.

●● Task

Create a meal plan for a

week aimed at someone

who suffers from one of

the diet related diseases

listed in ● Task. The meal

plan should cover three

meals a day, plus snacks

(if appropriate) and

drinks.

●●● Task

Research and

answer the

following

questions:

1. Why is there so

much in the news

about British

children who are

overweight or

obese? 2. What

has contributed to

the huge increase

in childhood

obesity in recent

years? 3. Why has

a sugar tax been

introduced?

Diets, Nutrition and HealthThere are a number of health conditions that are linked to food and nutrition. Educating people

to make the right food choices for themselves and family members can help avoid many health

conditions.

Food

Different DietsPeople have different dietary needs for a number of reasons. It might be through choice (moral

issues for example), they might have an allergy or intolerance or a diet related disease (or other medical condition)

● Task

Create a fact sheet on vegans

and vegetarians, What are the

differences between the two?

What foods can and cannot be

eaten by both vegetarians and

vegans? What is a pescatarian?

●● Task

The Eatwell Guide pictured above is

a guideline people should follow to

have a healthy, balanced diet.

Produce a new pocket guide version

of the Eatwell Guide for a Vegan,

Vegetarian or for someone who is

intolerance to Gluten.

●●● Task

Some people need to increase

their dietary fibre( NSP) to ensure

a healthy digestive system if their

current diet is low in sources of

fibre. Create a leaflet to be given

out by doctors explaining the

benefits of fibre, what it does in

the diet and they types of foods it

can be found in along with

suggested meals and snacks they

should eat.

Food

Allergies and IntolerancesFood allergies and food intolerances affect what people can eat and they are both medical

conditions. Common allergies are to seeds, nuts, eggs and shelf fish, common intolerances are to lactose (the natural sugar found in milk) and Gluten (protein found in foods such as wheat and oats).

● Task

Create a poster exploring and

comparing the key facts and

symptoms of both food allergies

and food intolerances. You could

include diagrams pictures if you

want to.

●● Task

Create a diary of a person who

suffers from quite severe food

allergies. Include planning,

shopping, preparing food, cooking

and eating food, precautions they

have to take, understanding food

labels, what to do if they accidently

eat something they are allergic to.

●●● Task

Coeliac disease is an intolerance

to the protein Gluten. Explain is

words and diagrams what the

disease is, how it affects the body

and how a Coeliac copes with

living with the condition.

Food

Food additivesFood’s appearance influences how much we want to eat it. There are five senses that help us make decisions on whether we want to eat food or not. The are many chefs pushing the limits of

how attractive they can make food look.

● Task

A local cake company want to

improve the cakes that they make.

They have asked you to advise them

on the possibility of using colourings,

flavourings and preservatives.

Create a short (no longer than one

side of A4) report for them

identifying the benefits of using

colourings, flavourings and

preservatives.

●● Task

Create four warning labels to go on

food packaging to warn consumers

about the possible side affects of

colourings, flavourings sweeteners

and preservatives.

●●● Task

People eat a lot of

additives in processed

foods. Research and

outline the possible

problems with

consuming lots of food

additives.

Food

Reflection on LearningWithin your projects in lessons and the homework project you have learnt a lot of new knowledge

and skills.

● Task

Design a quiz with all the key

words you have covered in lessons

and this homework project. You

must also provide a separate

answer sheet. Consider the

presentation of your quiz

●● Task

Create a glossary (an alphabetical list of words

relating to the topics we have covered, with

explanations; a brief dictionary). Present your

work neatly and check your spellings.

●●● Task

Evaluate how the work

you have carried out

through this project might

affect your future

planning and decision

making when it comes to

preparing, eating and

cooking foods for yourself,

family and other people.

Food

Storage Unit

1. Research existing products in the market and select 4 to analysea) What makes it successful?b) How could it be improved?

2. Describe the items that your product will store? Consider how they will affect your design – what are their size, what compartments will you need, measure items or find the dimensions

3. Analyse – what type of storage device are you going to make? What potential problems might you incur? Try to think through howyou will overcome any issues

4. Specification – Use ACCESSFM to describe the product and write your specification. Explain each point in full sentences. • AESTHETIC - what does the product looks like?

• CUSTOMER – what does the customer what from the product

• COST – how much will it cost to make and how much will it sell for?

• ENVIRONMENT – is the product environmentally friendly

• SAFETY – are there obvious safety concerns when using the product

• SIZE – what is the size of the product? Measure it or estimate size

• FUNCTION – what is the product`s main purpose

• MATERIALS – what is the product made out of

5. Design – on an piece of A4 paper, spend ten minutes to draw ten different designs. Complete quick sketches

6. Refine – now select four of your ten designs that you will take forward. Draw them in finer details – annotate, add dimensions, etc.

7. Now colour and shade your design to bring it to life

8. Create a scale model from cardboard or paper (cereal boxes are great for this).

9. Evaluate your work

Res. Materials

Banksy Theme Bag

1. Create a mood board that will give you different design ideas that will help to choose you own design. You need at least 15 pictures/ ideas. From the mood board choose one that your favourite and explain why it is your favourite.

2. Using the ideas from the mood board, Now draw 6 different ideas. They must be creative, colourful, appealing to the age group you are designing the product for.

3. Choose a similar product that is on the market already and answer the question on the page. Then use ACCESSFM to describe the product. Explain each point in full sentences.

• AESTHETIC - what does the product looks like?

• CUSTOMER – what does the customer what from the product

• COST – how much will it cost to make and how much will it sell for?

• ENVIRONMENT – is the product environmentally friendly

• SAFETY – are there obvious safety concerns when using the product

• SIZE – what is the size of the product? Measure it or estimate size

• FUNCTION – what is the product`s main purpose

• MATERIALS – what is the product made out of

4. Now chose 2 ideas and change what the appearance of the design and make it yours. Then explain why you made the changes, what the changes are and how does it affect your final design?

5. Make your final decision and explain why you have chosen this one

6. Describe each step you will take to make this product – create a flow diagram of each process

7. Redraw your final design and annotate each element in as much detail as possible.

Textiles